Rebirth: Pampered by My Children and Husband-Chapter 161 - : Discordant Father-Daughter Relationship

Chapter 161: Chapter 161: Discordant Father-Daughter Relationship

Because of the scandal involving Ji Zeqiu, Lin Xu dared not leave her house for several days, filling her time by arranging flowers and flipping through magazines at home.

She felt as if she was about to grow mold, but Ji Tingyang was secretly happy about it.

Only today, when everything had calmed down and no one paid attention to the matter any longer, did Lin Xu finally dare to go out, but she hadn’t expected to run into Xie Changyan at the mall, coincidentally.

In the moment she saw him, Lin Xu finally remembered what she had forgotten before.

She had intended to find time to clarify her relationship with Ji Tingyang to Xie Changyan, but who would have thought that an accident would happen first?

The first person she confessed to was the public, not Xie Changyan.

Lin Xu had thought about calling him to explain, but she dared not turn on her phone during that time and intended to tell him later.

But some things, once postponed, can easily be forgotten.

The hand Xie Changyan used to pinch her chin was forceful, and his long, beautiful eyes held a deadly danger, “Did you find it fun to lie to me?”

The moment he saw the trending search, he wanted to call Lin Xu to confirm, but her phone was off, and she was unreachable.

Because of this, he even called Ji Tingyang, attempting to find Lin Xu through him.

Sure enough, after hearing it was him, Ji Tingyang immediately blocked his number.

He had waited a long time for Lin Xu to reach out, and yet, he ran into her shopping at the mall.

Seeing the happiness on her face just moments before encountering him, Xie Changyan didn’t need to guess to know she must have forgotten about him.

Truly heartless.

Thinking of this, the hand he held around her waist grew heavier.

Lin Xu’s gaze wandered all around, avoiding looking into his eyes as she argued, “I didn’t lie to you, you misunderstood.”

A scoff sounded beside her ear, and Xie Changyan’s lazy eyes narrowed, “Then who said they would get a divorce?”

Lin Xu’s face revealed a pleasing smile, and her voice weakened, “I later thought it was too fun, sorry.

When she used to encounter Ji Yanli, he always played tricks on her with his lazy, indifferent, and confident demeanor.

Now that he had rare lapses of memory, she couldn’t help but tease him a bit whenever she saw him getting jealous in secret.

Xie Changyan felt a wave of irritation surge in his heart, unsure if he was annoyed by her evasiveness or irked by the fact that he couldn’t bring himself to scold her even though he knew she was feigning innocence.

All the previous struggles and conflicts seemed like a joke.

He closed his eyes, his palm resting on the back of her head as if venting, and bit hard on her soft lips.

Lin Xu let out a soft hiss of pain. Unable to break free from the control of his hand, she had no choice but to silently endure his biting filled with rage.

“Xie Changyan, there’s a camera in the elevator…” Lin Xu’s voice was muffled, her breaths intermingling with her lips and teeth uneven.

However, the man completely ignored her words, invading her red lips without consent, taking everything from her.

The “ding” sound.

The elevator doors slowly opened.

Lin Xu’s blurry consciousness suddenly cleared, and she pushed against his chest to prevent him from coming closer again.

Xie Changyan also knew this was not the place for solitude. He took a deep breath, calming the turbulent breath within him, and his hoarse voice rang in her ear, “Go wait for me in the parking lot.”

“I can’t, I have an appointment today.” Lin Xu refused to leave with him.

Xie Changyan’s brow furrowed, “What appointment?”

As soon as the words were spoken, a voice came from not far away.

“Lin Xu!” Ji Yuqiao waved her hand and ran over with joy in her steps.

“Look, we made plans to go shopping together.” Lin Xu’s eyes twinkled with amusement as she teased about his momentary doubt, “It’s with girls, no guys involved.”

Without the awkwardness of being exposed, Xie Changyan’s expression remained composed, “Call me when you’re done shopping.”

“After I finish shopping, it will depend on my mood.” Lin Xu said.

Xie Changyan let out a chuckle, his fingers gently brushing the stray hairs beside her ear, leaving only the words “Let’s have dinner together tonight” before he was urged by the phone call in his hand to step back into the elevator and head down to the first floor once more.

It wasn’t until his figure disappeared that Ji Yuqiao, gripping Lin Xu’s arm, whispered in a shrill scream, “Lin Xu, who is he? He’s even more handsome than Big Brother and Second Brother!”

“You must never say that in front of them, or they would never let you off the hook.” Lin Xu chuckled softly.

Ji Yuqiao snorted, “Of course not.”

She had once complimented a handsome actor she saw on TV, and Ji Zeqiu felt unsatisfied when he heard it.

He insisted she choose between him and that actor, as to who was more handsome.

She was tired of the face she’d seen for over a decade, no matter how handsome, but for the sake of her allowance, she reluctantly chose Ji Zeqiu against her guilty conscience, and only then did he let it go.

As Ji Yuqiao strolled with Lin Xu, she vented about Ji Tingyang and Ji Zeqiu.

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Listening to their past amusing life stories, Lin Xu felt closer to them and was engrossed in the tales.

Time quickly passed, and the afternoon arrived.

Xie Changyan’s call came as promised, asking where Lin Xu and Ji Yuqiao were now, planning to pick them up for dinner.

“You two go ahead and eat. I’ll head back to school first.” Ji Yuqiao didn’t want to intrude on their time together.

“It’s just a meal, let’s eat together and then head back to school.” Lin Xu was keen to give the father and daughter more time together.

Ji Yuqiao hesitated for a moment, then agreed.

However, once they arrived at the restaurant, Ji Yuqiao deeply regretted her decision.

“You’ve been studying so hard lately, eat more meat and maybe win another award in the national competition.” Lin Xu almost made a little mountain out of the food in her bowl.

“That’s too much, I can’t eat all that, I need to diet.” Ji Yuqiao stopped her from putting more food in her bowl.

Diet?

Lin Xu glanced at her slender figure with a slight frown. Before she could speak, a low and stern voice arose next to them.

“No need to diet, eat everything.”

Xie Changyan tapped next to Ji Yuqiao’s bowl and chopsticks, his tone authoritative and brooking no argument, signaling her to finish all the food in her bowl.

This serious demeanor inexplicably reminded Ji Yuqiao of Ji Tingyang, who often lectured her, but this man was even more intimidating.

Whether it was the pressure of their blood ties or something else, she shuddered and quickly grabbed her chopsticks to start eating.

Throughout the meal, Ji Yuqiao sat very straight, not daring to be picky, eating until her stomach felt like it would burst.

When Xie Changyan stepped out to get the car, Ji Yuqiao, in pain, whispered a complaint to Lin Xu, “He’s so scary, I never want to have dinner with him again.”

Lin Xu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

She wondered what kind of ability Xie Changyan had that made all three kids want to avoid him so much.

Could it be that future father-son and father-daughter relationships would all be strained?